Issue 1, 2013

Screening reactive metabolites bioactivated by multiple enzyme pathways using a multiplexed microfluidic system

Abstract

A multiplexed, microfluidic platform to detect reactive metabolites is described, and its performance is illustrated for compounds metabolized by oxidative and bioconjugation enzymes in multi-enzyme pathways to mimic natural human drug metabolism. The device features four 8-electrode screen printed carbon arrays coated with thin films of DNA, a ruthenium-polyvinylpyridine (RuPVP) catalyst, and multiple enzyme sources including human liver microsomes (HLM), cytochrome P450 (cyt P450) 1B1 supersomes, microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EH), human S9 liver fractions (Hs9) and N-acetyltransferase (NAT). Arrays are arranged in parallel to facilitate multiple compound screening, enabling up to 32 enzyme reactions and measurements in 20–30 min. In the first step of the assay, metabolic reactions are achieved under constant flow of oxygenated reactant solutions by electrode driven natural catalytic cycles of cyt P450s and cofactor-supported bioconjugation enzymes. Reactive metabolites formed in the enzyme reactions can react with DNA. Relative DNA damage is measured in the second assay step using square wave voltammetry (SWV) with RuPVP as catalyst. Studies were done on chemicals known to require metabolic activation to induce genotoxicity, and results reproduced known features of metabolite DNA-reactivity for the test compounds. Metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) by cyt P450s and epoxide hydrolase showed an enhanced relative DNA damage rate for DNA compared to cyt P450s alone. DNA damage rates for arylamines by pathways featuring both oxidative and conjugative enzymes at pH 7.4 gave better correlation with rodent genotoxicity metric TD50. Results illustrate the broad utility of the reactive metabolite screening device.

Graphical abstract: Screening reactive metabolites bioactivated by multiple enzyme pathways using a multiplexed microfluidic system

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Jul 2012
Accepted
10 Oct 2012
First published
11 Oct 2012

Analyst, 2013,138, 171-178

Screening reactive metabolites bioactivated by multiple enzyme pathways using a multiplexed microfluidic system

D. P. Wasalathanthri, R. C. Faria, S. Malla, A. A. Joshi, J. B. Schenkman and J. F. Rusling, Analyst, 2013, 138, 171 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN35993F

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